"We are everywhere!" may be a queer community rallying cry, but once again, Bestie voters don't seem to eat anywhere but the Castro and the Mission.

Sadly, even in the gayborhood, the pink dollar isn't enough to keep some of our past winners up and running. This year saw the closing of former Bestie champs Chow and Firewood Café.

Past runner-up dessert shop Tout Sweet, gay Top Chef winner Yigit Pura's outpost at Macy's, also shuttered this year. The landmark Flore (nee Café Flore) seems to have fallen out of favor with voters. A previous winner in coffee shop, patio dining and brunch categories, it entirely slipped off the gaydar this year.

Here are this year's winners, along with a few nudges and recommendations to expand your palates.

In Memoriam: The year's top vote-getter was actually The Firewood Café. But after 22 years, the Castro comfort foodery was scheduled to shut down this past Sunday.

Inexplicable: Year after year, the common threads in the Restaurant Besties are proximity to the Castro and modest prices. So it's a bit of a mystery that Petit Crenn, located in Hayes Valley and serving $95 prix fixe dinners, was our third runner up. The times they are a changin'.

Yes, that hairy dude with the vape pen would make a fine after-dinner treat, but apparently there's a chain of iced cream sandwich shops the gays are also fond of.New to our ranks is Sixth Course, a dessert stop with the aesthetics of a jewelry shop; sweet and swanky.